>> wendy davis officially launches a bid for governor of texas. can she harness her national popularity into a real change with texas voters? that's next in the political playbook. first a check on the forecast. bill? >> all eyes on the gulf of mexico. so far, so good. the warm water is trying to strengthen. it has strong winds and dry air. hurricanes don't like that at all. that's why it locks so pathetic. don't give up on it until it makes landfall. then we are done about it. as far as the path in the hurricane, they think it can increase up to a hurricane in the interior and crossing near mobile bay or pensacola on sunday morning. close to hurricane strength and something like that you expect problems with rainfall and a little a little bit of issues. not a lot. as far as snow, what an impressive snowstorm in wyoming. it's piling up. look at the snow on the ground there in casper and thunder snow. roads will be impassable. the other things we need to do. isolated tornados in iowa and friends in southern california, you also have the threat of s